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https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e217522 (30 Sep 2026)
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10.3897/arphapreprints.e217522
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30 Sep 2026
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Karma Sherub
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Department of Environmental Systems Science, Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Zurich, Switzerland
Department of Environmental Systems Science, Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Zurich, Switzerland
Department of Forest and Park Services, Thimphu, Bhutan
Department of Environmental Systems Science, Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Zurich, Switzerland
WWF, DC, United States of America
College of Natural Resoruces, Punakha, Bhutan
College of Natural Resources, Punakha, Bhutan
Department of Environmental Systems Science, Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Zurich, Switzerland
Department of Environmental Systems Science, Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Zurich, Switzerland
Department of Forest and Park Services, Thimphu, Bhutan
Department of Forest and Park Services, Thimphu, Bhutan
Department of Forest and Park Services, Thimphu, Bhutan
College of Natural Resources, Punakha, Bhutan
University of Illinois, Champaign, United States of America
Fisheries Conservation Foundation, USA, United States of America
Forest Health and Biotic Interactions, Zurich, Switzerland
Loic Pellissier
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Department of Environmental Systems Science, Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Zurich, Switzerland
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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